I disagree, the low end cards are all about your INTENDED use. Thi is a great HTPC card, sure, and I can see why Sky chose to focus on that. This isnt a gaming card, nor is the 56xx series, really. These are IGP replacements, HTPC cards, and very light gaming. Thats it.

And as to the "450 is better" comment from Lark, I felt the same about the 450 vs 460. I guess the point isnt so much "is X better" but rather just your maximum budget without going over. I would agree with you however that finding a used 98gt/260/etc would be a better buy...

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Originally Posted by CroSsFiRe2009

I'm a self certified whizbang repair technician with 20 years of professional bullshit so I don't know what I'm talking about

The answer to your question is extremely obvious. See if you can figure it out by yourself.

Which one? There's more than one question.

I included the HD 5670 only because it's a close price bracket at the moment but probably not for long. I probably shouldn't have included it in that bunch. I guess I'm mostly wondering between the comparable Nvidia and ATI cards. I would prefer a DDR5 card but I'll probably only get a budget, entry-level card when I'm ready to buy. I think I'll go with either Fermi or Evergreen but looking at $80-ish or whatever is around there at time of purchase. I'll upgrade later.